Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There's many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.
Purpose
Lead the execution of manufacturing excellence initiatives within a site in order to embed best practices, reinforce a continuous improvement mindset and streamline non-value added activities.
Core Responsibilities
Strategy design and execution
Contribute to the design of the local manufacturing excellence strategy and deployment plans for the assigned site based on global OPEX strategy.
Design and execute related projects to meet local Operations objectives.
Lean management
Identify and quantify improvements opportunities proactively together with site Operations teams, and use best tools/methods from the Lean toolbox to develop solutions and execute these.
Leverage internal and external Lean network to capture and eventually deploy best practices within the organization.
Project Management
Execute approved OPEX projects, monitoring resource plans, project team accountabilities,
change requests, deadlines, milestones, etc. and providing periodic updates to project stakeholders.
Coach project teams on applying Lean and Six Sigma concepts and tools during solution design and project execution phases.
Change management and Capability building
Support project managers in developing change management roadmaps and related communication strategies.
Challenge existing processes/practices and coach project teams in applying effective problem solving to develop solutions and initiate change.
Train site Operations teams on Lean principles to close capability gaps and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
Performance Management
Help implement performance management system (PMS) for the site and cascade its KPIs
Support the implementation of all OPEX standards.
You will report to your Managers
Academic Background
Professional Experience
Overall work experience of 3 to 4 years in continuous improvement.
Training experience with operators, shift leaders and departmental managers.
Salary expectation based on experience: $70,000 - $85,000
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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.
Givaudan Fragrances
May 28, 2025